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Turner leads Notre Dame past Florida State for ACC title

Notre Dame's Lindsay Allen (15) drives between Florida State's Brittany Brown (12) and Leticia Romero (10) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Robert Franklin) Notre Dame's Lindsay Allen (15) drives between Florida State's Brittany Brown (12) and Leticia Romero (10) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Robert Franklin)

By Associated Press February 26, 2017 1 min read

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) – Brianna Turner scored 24 points to lead No. 5 Notre Dame to its fourth straight ACC regular season title with a 79-61 win over No. 8 Florida State on Sunday.

Arike Ogunbowale added 19 points and Kathryn Westbeld had 14 for the Irish (27-3, 15-1 ACC), who will once again be the top seed in the conference tournament, which they have won every year since joining the league in 2013.

Winners of 11 straight overall, the Fighting Irish are the second ACC team to win four consecutive championships, matching Duke’s run from 2001-04. After losing their first ACC game of the season on Dec. 29, 70-62 at N.C. State, they rattled off 15 straight league wins to defend their crown.

Brittany Brown scored 16 points to lead Florida State (25-5, 13-3 ACC) and Leticia Romero added 14.